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The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows: Tibetan Thinkers Debate the Centrality of the Buddha-Nature Treatise
written by Tsering Wangchuk, fl. 2017 (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2017, originally published 2017), 271 page(s)
With its emphasis on the concept of Buddha-nature, or the ultimate nature of mind, the Uttaratantra is a classical Buddhist treatise that lays out an early map of the Mahayana path to enlightenment. Tsering Wangchuk unravels the history of this important Indic text in Tibet by examining numerous Tibetan commentari...
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written by Tsering Wangchuk, fl. 2017 (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2017, originally published 2017), 271 page(s)
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With its emphasis on the concept of Buddha-nature, or the ultimate nature of mind, the Uttaratantra is a classical Buddhist treatise that lays out an early map of the Mahayana path to enlightenment. Tsering Wangchuk unravels the history of this important Indic text in Tibet by examining numerous Tibetan commentaries and other exegetical texts on the treatise that emerged between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries. These commentaries explored su...
With its emphasis on the concept of Buddha-nature, or the ultimate nature of mind, the Uttaratantra is a classical Buddhist treatise that lays out an early map of the Mahayana path to enlightenment. Tsering Wangchuk unravels the history of this important Indic text in Tibet by examining numerous Tibetan commentaries and other exegetical texts on the treatise that emerged between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries. These commentaries explored such questions as: Is the Buddha-nature teaching found in the Uttaratantra literally true, or does it have to be interpreted differently to understand its ultimate meaning? Does it explicate ultimate truth that is inherently enlightened or ultimate truth that is empty only of independent existence? Does the treatise teach ultimate nature of mind according to the Cittamatra or the Madhyamaka School of Mahayana? By focusing on the diverse interpretations that different textual communities employed to make sense of the Uttaratantra, Wangchuk provides a necessary historical context for the development of the text in Tibet.
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Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Tsering Wangchuk, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Topic / Theme
Tibetan Buddhist, Vajrayāna, Esoteric, Mahāyāna, Tibetan
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Copyright © 2017 State University of New York
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Last Days of Jesus
directed by Peter Oxley, fl. 2003; produced by Olive King, fl. 2012 and Anika Pilnei, fl. 2011, Associated Producers and Blink Films (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 54 mins
For almost two thousand years, the story of Jesus’ final days has been celebrated by Christians the world over. From Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, through to his eventual crucifixion six days later, the key moments have been immortalized in countless films, pieces of music, and works of art.
But in recen...
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directed by Peter Oxley, fl. 2003; produced by Olive King, fl. 2012 and Anika Pilnei, fl. 2011, Associated Producers and Blink Films (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 54 mins
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For almost two thousand years, the story of Jesus’ final days has been celebrated by Christians the world over. From Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, through to his eventual crucifixion six days later, the key moments have been immortalized in countless films, pieces of music, and works of art.
But in recent years, some historians have begun to question inconsistencies in the Gospels’ version of events. They believe that the Gospels coul...
For almost two thousand years, the story of Jesus’ final days has been celebrated by Christians the world over. From Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, through to his eventual crucifixion six days later, the key moments have been immortalized in countless films, pieces of music, and works of art.
But in recent years, some historians have begun to question inconsistencies in the Gospels’ version of events. They believe that the Gospels could hide a very different story; one that casts the historical Jesus in an entirely new light. Based on a new interpretation of contemporary historical events in Rome, "Last Days of Jesus" peels back thousands of years of tradition, to explore a new political context to the events in Jerusalem.
"Last Days of Jesus" explores how dramatic political events in Rome could have played a crucial role in shaping Jesus’ destiny, and examines an extraordinary political alliance that altered the course of history.
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Religion & Thought
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Olive King, fl. 2012, Anika Pilnei, fl. 2011, Associated Producers, Blink Films, Chris Macpherson, fl. 2017
Author / Creator
Peter Oxley, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Speaker / Narrator
Chris Macpherson, fl. 2017
Person Discussed
Sejanus, 0020-0031, Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee, -002-0039, Jesus Christ, 0006-0033, Claudius, Emperor of Rome, -001-0054
Topic / Theme
Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, ca. 30 C.E., Christian
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written by Kalonymus Kalman Epstein, 1753-1823; in Letters of Light, Passages from the Ma’or-va-shemesk (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2015, originally published 2015), 1-25
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written by Kalonymus Kalman Epstein, 1753-1823; in Letters of Light, Passages from the Ma’or-va-shemesk (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2015, originally published 2015), 1-25
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Front/back matter
Contributor
Aryeh Wineman, 1932-
Author / Creator
Kalonymus Kalman Epstein, 1753-1823
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Wipf & Stock
Topic / Theme
Chasidic, Jewish, Spiritual Reading, Judaism, Torah, Interpretation of, Jews
Copyright Message
Copyright 2015 Aryeh Wineman. Used by permission of Wipf and Stock Publishers. www.wipfandstock.com
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Genesis: A Bible Study Course
produced by Lara Shackford, fl. 2015 (Rockville, MD: Now You Know Media, 2015), 4 hours 56 mins
Discover the Book of Genesis anew in this brilliantly taught Bible study course. In 12 superb lectures, you will study the primary literary forms, cultural context, and theological underpinnings of the most beloved biblical stories. As you do so, you will see how its authors, despite living in a very different wor...
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produced by Lara Shackford, fl. 2015 (Rockville, MD: Now You Know Media, 2015), 4 hours 56 mins
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Discover the Book of Genesis anew in this brilliantly taught Bible study course. In 12 superb lectures, you will study the primary literary forms, cultural context, and theological underpinnings of the most beloved biblical stories. As you do so, you will see how its authors, despite living in a very different world, are much like us: people who seek to be faithful to the God who loves them. This course is the beginning of an endless spiritual jo...
Discover the Book of Genesis anew in this brilliantly taught Bible study course. In 12 superb lectures, you will study the primary literary forms, cultural context, and theological underpinnings of the most beloved biblical stories. As you do so, you will see how its authors, despite living in a very different world, are much like us: people who seek to be faithful to the God who loves them. This course is the beginning of an endless spiritual journey.
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Religion & Thought
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Lara Shackford, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Now You Know Media
Speaker / Narrator
Dianne Bergant, fl. 1987
Person Discussed
Dianne Bergant, fl. 1987
Topic / Theme
Spirituality, Theology, Bible
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Now You Know Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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The Gospel of John
produced by Lara Shackford, fl. 2015 (Rockville, MD: Now You Know Media, 2015), 4 hours 54 mins
Explore the Fourth Gospel with one of Catholicism's leading biblical scholars. From the time of its first appearance, the Gospel of John has gripped the imagination and the hearts of Christians. As you explore the philosophical and theological understanding John inspired, you will find new insights into the gospel...
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produced by Lara Shackford, fl. 2015 (Rockville, MD: Now You Know Media, 2015), 4 hours 54 mins
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Explore the Fourth Gospel with one of Catholicism's leading biblical scholars. From the time of its first appearance, the Gospel of John has gripped the imagination and the hearts of Christians. As you explore the philosophical and theological understanding John inspired, you will find new insights into the gospel's timeless messages. Encounter the Word of God in the Gospel of John today.
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
Lara Shackford, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Now You Know Media
Speaker / Narrator
Donald Senior, fl. 1997
Person Discussed
Donald Senior, fl. 1997, Jesus Christ, 0006-0033, John, the Apostle, Saint, fl. 40
Topic / Theme
Christianity
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Now You Know Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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NOVA, Season 42, Episode 15, Secrets of Noah's Ark
directed by Nic Young, fl. 1999; produced by Elizabeth Trojian, fl. 2003, Laura Warner, fl. 2009, Crispin Green, fl. 2014 and Melanie Wallace, fl. 2011, Yap Films, Blink Films and WGBH Educational Foundation, in NOVA, Season 42, Episode 15 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 53 mins
Using instructions from an intriguing, 3,700 year-old inscription, a team of historians and expert boat builders investigates a fascinating flood legend and sets out to rebuild a tantalizing, ancient forerunner of the Ark.
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directed by Nic Young, fl. 1999; produced by Elizabeth Trojian, fl. 2003, Laura Warner, fl. 2009, Crispin Green, fl. 2014 and Melanie Wallace, fl. 2011, Yap Films, Blink Films and WGBH Educational Foundation, in NOVA, Season 42, Episode 15 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 53 mins
Description
Using instructions from an intriguing, 3,700 year-old inscription, a team of historians and expert boat builders investigates a fascinating flood legend and sets out to rebuild a tantalizing, ancient forerunner of the Ark.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Elizabeth Trojian, fl. 2003, Laura Warner, fl. 2009, Crispin Green, fl. 2014, Melanie Wallace, fl. 2011, Yap Films, Blink Films, WGBH Educational Foundation, Jay O. Sanders, 1953-
Author / Creator
Nic Young, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
NOVA
Speaker / Narrator
Jay O. Sanders, 1953-
Person Discussed
Noah (Biblical figure), George Smith, 1840-1876
Topic / Theme
Religious artifacts, Historical research and historiography, Archaeological artifacts, Floods, Boats and ships, Bible. Old Testament, History, Origins, Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
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Copyright © 2015 by Public Broadcasting Service
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written by Shai Secunda, fl. 2014; in The Iranian Talmud: Reading the Bavli in Its Sasanian Context, Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014, originally published 2014), 1-15
Although the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, has been a text central and vital to the Jewish canon since the Middle Ages, the context in which it was produced has been poorly understood. Delving deep into Sasanian material culture and literary remains, Shai Secunda pieces together the dynamic world of late antique Ir...
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written by Shai Secunda, fl. 2014; in The Iranian Talmud: Reading the Bavli in Its Sasanian Context, Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014, originally published 2014), 1-15
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Although the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, has been a text central and vital to the Jewish canon since the Middle Ages, the context in which it was produced has been poorly understood. Delving deep into Sasanian material culture and literary remains, Shai Secunda pieces together the dynamic world of late antique Iran, providing an unprecedented and accessible overview of the world that shaped the Bavli.Secunda unites the fields of Talmudic scholar...
Although the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, has been a text central and vital to the Jewish canon since the Middle Ages, the context in which it was produced has been poorly understood. Delving deep into Sasanian material culture and literary remains, Shai Secunda pieces together the dynamic world of late antique Iran, providing an unprecedented and accessible overview of the world that shaped the Bavli.Secunda unites the fields of Talmudic scholarship with Old Iranian studies to enable a fresh look at the heterogeneous religious and ethnic communities of pre-Islamic Iran. He analyzes the intercultural dynamics between the Jews and their Persian Zoroastrian neighbors, exploring the complex processes and modes of discourse through which these groups came into contact and considering the ways in which rabbis and Zoroastrian priests perceived one another. Placing the Bavli and examples of Middle Persian literature side by side, the Zoroastrian traces in the former and the discursive and Talmudic qualities of the latter become evident. The Iranian Talmud introduces a substantial and essential shift in the field, setting the stage for further Irano-Talmudic research.
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Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Shai Secunda, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Series
Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion
Topic / Theme
Zoroastrian, Jewish, Spiritual Reading, Judaism, Talmud, Iranians
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Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 1, Upon This Rock
in Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 1 (London, England: Sky Vision, 2013), 50 mins
Part 1 of this series, produced by J. Mervyn Williams and Amanda J. Rees, discusses the beginning of Christianity and the rise of the Catholic Church.
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in Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 1 (London, England: Sky Vision, 2013), 50 mins
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Part 1 of this series, produced by J. Mervyn Williams and Amanda J. Rees, discusses the beginning of Christianity and the rise of the Catholic Church.
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Sky Vision
Series
Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes
Topic / Theme
Jewish, Christian, Roman Catholic
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of Sky Vision.
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Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 2, Between the Empires
in Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 2 (London, England: Sky Vision, 2013), 50 mins
Part 2 of this series, produced by J. Mervyn Williams and Amanda J. Rees, discusses the changes of the Roman Empire, the expansion of the Catholic Church, and the theological issues that raged during the first millennium.
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in Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 2 (London, England: Sky Vision, 2013), 50 mins
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Part 2 of this series, produced by J. Mervyn Williams and Amanda J. Rees, discusses the changes of the Roman Empire, the expansion of the Catholic Church, and the theological issues that raged during the first millennium.
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Sky Vision
Series
Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes
Topic / Theme
Christian, Roman Catholic
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of Sky Vision.
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Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 3, Set Over Nations
in Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 3 (London, England: Sky Vision, 2013), 50 mins
Part 3 of this series, produced by J. Mervyn Williams and Amanda J. Rees, discusses the changes of the Catholic Church after the year 1000 and the split between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western Roman Catholic Church.
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in Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, Part 3 (London, England: Sky Vision, 2013), 50 mins
Description
Part 3 of this series, produced by J. Mervyn Williams and Amanda J. Rees, discusses the changes of the Catholic Church after the year 1000 and the split between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western Roman Catholic Church.
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Sky Vision
Series
Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes
Topic / Theme
Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of Sky Vision.
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